Train station: Victor Laloux won the competition in 1898; the station and hotel, built within two short years, were inaugurated for the World Fair on July 14th, 1900. Laloux chose to mask the modern metallic structures with the facade of the hotel, which, built in the academic style using finely cut stone from the regions of Charente and Poitou, successfully blended in with its noble neighbors. Museum: remodeled to the museum of 19C art. The interior design of the museum was conceived by a team of scenographers and architects directed by Gae Aulenti. With Italo Rota, Piero Castiglioni (lighting consultant) and Richard Peduzzi (architectural consultant), Gae Aulenti succeeded in creating a unified presentation within a large diversity of volumes, in particular by using a homogeneous stone covering for the floors and walls. This installation brings the large space of the former station down to size. Source www.musee-orsay.fr